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December 7, 2006 / Community

'Solution for peace?'

Louie Levy of Thousand Oaks was 15 years old on Dec. 7, 1941 and living in Brooklyn, N.Y. People came out of their homes after hearing radio reports about the Japanese attack in Pearl Harbor, Levy said. More...

AIDS quilt for awareness

AIDS MEMORIAL COMES TO T.O.-- California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks is hosting an exhibit of 23 sections of the AIDS quilt. Each section was handmade by friends and families of AIDS victims. More...

Potluck party

Westlake Village After Breast Cancer support group will host a potluck holiday party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 14 at Commercial Capital Bank, 973 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

Chamber event coming to Calamigos Ranch

Calamigos Ranch will host a holiday reception for the Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 14. More...

Jewelry designer to host show in The Promenade

D. Joseph Bortoli, designer of Nagual jewelry, will host a showcase event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 in M. Fredric MAN at The Promenade, 180 Promenade Way, in the Westlake portion of T.O. More...

A fitness fundraiser

RUNNING FOR EXERCISE AND MONEY- Lang Ranch Elementary School third-grade teacher Kathy Turner and student Emily Demsetz run together during the school's recent annual Jog-A-Thon fundraiser. Proceeds help school programs. More...

Watch aging parents for signs of declining health during the holidays

The holidays are a good time for family members to be alert for signs that elderly relatives may need physical, mental or financial help, according to Eldercare Link, a free eldercare referral service. More...

Helping Hands pack lunches

REACHING OUT- First- through eighth-grade students at Ascension Lutheran School in T.O. are participating in a program called Helping Hands. More...

Presidential library to host Hanukkah festival

The public is invited to the Menorah of Freedom Kindling Ceremony at 5 p.m. Tues., Dec. 19 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. More...

Vandals hit neighborhood mailboxes

By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com

Mailboxes standing in a row like good little soldiers firmly planted in cement are being attacked with alarming frequency by vandals in the Meadow Wood and Symphony adjoining neighborhoods in Thousand Oaks. More...

Kicking off the holidays

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON- Alan Rose, director of the Westlake High School Choral Music program, conducts the school's talented young voices during the "Santa Unplugged" concert last week. Performances were presented Thursday through Saturday. More...

The city of Thousand Oaks will be conducting the following meetings this month, according to the city manager's office. All contact phone numbers are in the 805 area code. Mon., Dec. More...

Caller ID system expected to reduce false bomb threats

As a result of a bomb threat in September, a caller ID system will be implemented throughout Conejo Valley Unified School District, according to Superintendent Mario Contini. More...

Teen Center winter enrollment begins

The Thousand Oaks Teen Center is taking registration for its winter programs. Most classes start the week of Jan. 15, 2007. Classes cost between $10 and $40, and run for either six or eight weeks. More...

Perfect instrument for the season

PREPARING TO PERFORM DIGITAL MAGIC- La Reina School seventh-grader Jordan Hisel, 12, of Thousand Oaks warms up her fingers before the start of a youth harp ensemble rehearsal at Westminster Presbyterian Church in the city of Westlake Village last we More...